Nokia N80

...2001, ye olde company of Nokia announced its first smart phone, the 7650. Instead of separating these smart phones into their own, scary, techno-geek-type product class, Nokia simply positioned them as the most functional phones. They showed off the phone's most widely-appealing functions such as SMS, MMS and the (for its time) advanced camera function and hid away the scary, techno-geek abilities of its operating system. So it was, that Nokia cunningly ...
...capability and appeal of the Nokia N80. Why the N80 will be such a massive hit is because Nokia have paid so much attention to every detail. The main reasons why this heavyweight handset beats others into submission is its array of advanced features, the combination of which differentiates it strongly from its closest rivals: the classic, but functional slider design; the first Nokia phone with a 3 megapixel camera; its reasonable size and weight; ...

cwb1 29.07.2006 · Read full review
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...suffice. I've lived with my Nokia 6630 for a good two years now, and I liked it so much that when I came to browse the market (or eBay, as is so often the case), I really found myself only looking at Nokia phones. I go through this process about once every other month, but always stop at the last minute when I ask myself: Do I really need ANOTHER phone? The answer has always been no, until last month that is, when I finally decided to see £80 disappear ...
...mm thicker than my old Nokia 6630 and it's shorter. The N80 has a reasonably sized screen, just over 2 inches diagonally, and has a good resolution for a screen of that size: 352x416. The TFT screen is capable of displaying over 260,000 colours meaning that images can be represented fairly accurately. Most applications can take full advantage of the screen size and ratio, by allowing the phone to be rotated 90 degrees and having the application display ...

nemesis2004 18.03.2008 · Read full review
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...adaptor (for using normal headphones), Nokia headphones, a carrying strap and a USB computer cable. Looking at the phone it is quite chunky but not overly big, measuring in at 90(h) x 50(w) x 26(d) although it does get a lot bigger when the keypad is open. It weighs in at 134g which is heavier than most. It does look good and the keypad does only need to be open to write text messages and phone people. So first thing I did was went to charge the ...
...lot! To be fair to Nokia they do supply an adaptor to put on an original charger to work with the N80 but I'm not going to carry that around with me all day. The 128mb mini SD card is adequate but as I use my phone for a lot of music I decided to immediately order a 2 GB card from the internet for only £25 which allows me to store over 500 songs. Another short fall on Nokia's part is not supplying an adaptor to use the mini SD card in a normal SD ...

dave2069 18.09.2006 · Read full review
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...the pictures taken with the nokia usually look better than the k750 especially once they are on the computer and you can see the difference in the resolution. Although the nokia dose have its problems the shuuter speed being the biggest for me, meaning that you have to be very steady to avoide getting a blurry shot, this can be a right pain, also the lack of an auto focus is annoying although dosent make as much difference as you might think and ...
...listed as compatible on the nokia site - I phoned up nokia and all they could say was sorry - and various retailers so DO NOT buy the HS-6 headset if u are planning to use it on your N80, but see if you can get hold of the headset which comes with the 3250 (HS-20, AD-41) as this dose work with it.**** The network: Browsing the web over WLAN couldnt be easier or more frustrating. First things first setup up you WLAN connection. I dont use encryption ...

reviewer_chris 11.06.2006 (24.06.2006) · Read full review
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...provider I decided on the Nokia N80. The Sony Ericsson K600i was retired to the top draw of the bedside table and a shiny new N80 was unboxed and charged. The Retail Packaging -------------------------------------------------------------------------- For a phone these days the box is quite large, but there is a reason for this as there is a fair bit tucked away inside. Inside the box you get the following bits and bobs:- • The phone (of course) ...
...the subject of many repairs. Nokia have incorporated a camera shutter control on the side of the phone so it can be held like a normal camera when taking a photo. The keyboard is lit with blue LED lighting as you would expect so it can be used at night. The screen on the phone is exceptional although it is not particularly they have managed to pack a very high resolution in, 352x416, with up to 262,144 colours! One feature of the screen that I do ...

grovej 27.05.2006 · Read full review
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...i've never actually had a nokia phone until now! Included in the box is: Manual Battery A charger Memory card 128MB (that's the size i received anyway) Head phones/ Handsfree Data cable Charger cable converter A pop port converter for sending out audio to a 3.5mm jack plug Strap I got mine on Orange and i could only get it in the stainless steel, other providers may have the choice of stainless steel or black. It's a slide phone and weighs ...
...via infrared, and through the nokia PC suite and have printed them out...very impressed!! The phone comes with the Nokia PC Suite which allows you to connect the phone to your PC, using either the supplied USB cable, Bluetooth or IRDA. The software allows you to synchronise the content from your phone, contacts, mp3s pictures etc with your phone. Also you can use the phone as a modem for your PC so you can get on the Internet wherever you are as ...

AGUILERA123 11.07.2006 · Read full review
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...expect from a top level Nokia it has all the features such as bluetooth, infra red, polyphonic ringtones, mp3 player, photo editor, video editor etc etc. Other points to note about the phone is that it has some pretty handy applications. Quickoffice allows you to open stored MS office documents, handy if you want to carry your cv/resume to interviews, or just need to ammend a document (I don't advise this as I can't see how anyone can type a document ...
...The software provided by Nokia has a backup facility as well as well as some pretty cool sms and mp3 editiors and converters. These are the features I have found to be quite good and of course if you go to the nokia website you'll be able to find out every last detail of the phone (but Im not going to bore you with the amperage of the battery!). What I will talk about though is how I have found using it over the last few weeks. Firstly is the accessories ...

Panos007 15.05.2006 · Read full review
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I have had my Nokia N80 for almost 2 months now, so feel I know enough about it to write a review. I'm not going to spend ages telling you all the different features it has, just go to the Nokia website if you want to know. Instead I feel I have more important stuff to let you know. Firstly I'll let you know all the phones bad points. And to be honest there are quite a few. To begin with it's the battery life. I can only just manage to get a day ...
...since before I had a Nokia 6680 and all you had to do was slide the lens cover open, but still. The zoom, although classed as step-less, is very jerky and not at all smooth like it is on the 6680. Beneath the camera lens on the rear of the phone there is a macro switch, allowing you to take close up shots. I haven't really used it much but I find it isn't 'built' very well. Mine has already come loose slightly and no longer locks in place very well. ...

03bintls 30.07.2006 · Read full review
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...can read them on the Nokia website, and I'm sure the info will be more accurate... I will list the functions that I use most and items I considered important: Back to the phone; Firstly in the most basic terms, as a mobile phone, the reception is good, the caller is always clear and there have been no problems with recieving, diverting, setting up answer machines etc. If you just want a good phone, that looks swish, this is the one. Secondly; For ...
...upset to find that the Nokia PC suite does not work on a MAC which I have at home, so I'm trying to sneal it on to the work PC to see how it goes. Fifth: I do not use games on the mobile very often, only the occasional desperate moment, but I quite enjoy some of the Card games that are standard on the phone. Very different and a chance to learn new games, there are a couple I had never heard of before in my life. Sixth: As a music player the quality ...

moomin101 14.11.2006 · Read full review
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...the list of goodies and Nokia certainly jammed a good part of the sweet shop into the N80's attractive, mid-size package. And the sweeties mostly do the job. The 3 megapixel camera may not have auto-focus, but it produces reasonable quality stills and better than average video. There are also a number of options - like White Balance, Sepia, Black & White - that would only have been seen on a dedicated camera up until very recently. The music player ...
...DAB, of course - but Nokia went with Visual Radio which I guess makes sense in the frozen north but is completely useless outside Scandinavia as no radio stations support it. Connectivity is excellent with GPRS, 3G, WiFi, Infrared and Bluetooth giving you e-mail and internet access as well as standard voice and video calls. The built in browser is OK and can easily be replaced with a 3rd party browser. If you can't find a WiFi connection though, ...

ToyBoy 16.08.2006 · Read full review
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...is different from previous reviews. Nokia really need to iron out these problems, which they must have known existed. The camera on the phone is superb, giving crystal clear images. One thing I have found though, you must keep perfectly still when taking a shot or it will be blurred. I mean really still, slight movement and the results are bad. There seems to be a lag from pressing the button and when the shot is taken, like an artificial delay, ...
...upper part from sliding shut. Nokia really need a rollocking for distributing a poor design defect, without considering the implications for the customer, a very dissapointing feature. The screen is a very good size with excellent picture quality. Nothing looks small and you can customise the display to your own requiremnts. The battery is useless, this is the one thing I really don't like about this handset, it's as thin as an after eight mint ...

colcot 27.11.2006 · Read full review
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...used to own a silver Nokia N80 and was so unbelievably chuffed when i got it through the post, luckily i hadnt paid a penny for it as i got it free with a very expensive contract. It has a 3 megapixel camera at the back and a camera at the front which takes fuzzy pictures, you need a very steady hand and dont even try to take pictures if your not outside in the light as you wont be able to see a thing. It has a lovely video camera with clear picture ...
...to do the same thing. Nokia didnt offer to replace it and told me to return it againf or repair, so i did and £15 lateer i got it back and it was still doing it, i just had enough. Bearing in mind that i do not use my phone that often, maximum3 calls / day and 10 text messages! I dont play games very much and only take pictures when im out and about. This shouldnt have happened. I couldnt afford to get a new phone so carried on using it and after ...

christinat 22.11.2008 · Read full review
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I have had the Nokia N80 for a week now and I have been very impressed with this feature filled phone! Series 60 I have been using Nokia's with the series 60 operating systems for the last four handsets that I have had (3650, 7610, 6680 and now N80) and I can honestly say this is the best series 60 OS I have used so far. The menus look great, and the ease of getting to what ever you require is superb. All of the menu icons can be placed wherever ...
...too slow but I hope Nokia bring out better firmware to solve this. Also the applications are easy to install from the cable and software provided. I have recently put an auto keypad locking program (more on this later) onto the phone with minimal effort! Making calls I have also been impressed with the call making features of the phone, it is easy to navigate to contacts and recently dialled numbers can be accessed simply by pressing the green ...

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...this phone i had the nokia n70 which is also quite big but this one is even bigger and it weighs a bit more. Although having said that inspite of its size it is a very good looking phone and its nicely rounded edges make is easy to hold and 2 handed texting is a piece of cake. The most annoying this about this phone is that it slides open very easily which means often when you take it out of your pocked you unlock the keypad in doing so. The back ...
...phone i had before (the nokia n70) there was no way that you could take a clear picture of something really close. However some kind of auto focus system would have been nice. I belive that some of the new nokias have this like the n73 and the n90's. The lcd flash is also quite handy and even has red eye reduction supported :D As with most phones these days the n80 has a nice media centre built into it which makes watching video clips and listening ...

killerduckuk 22.07.2007 · Read full review
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...a 3G video phone, and Nokia have managed to cram an amazing amount of features into it. The N80 is a slider phone, and as such is shorter and thicker than the average phone, the slider when open is sturdy, however when closed it has a slight wobble that may worsen over time. A reasonably good mechanism, although not a refined as Samsung's trademark semi-automatic spring assisted slide in the D-series. The first thing that struck me as i starting ...
...put this down to bad luck at receiving two faulty phones, as otherwise, this phone is a stunningly good device. I'd recommend waiting for the N80 Internet Edition though, as hopefully Nokia will have sorted the problems by then. Best phone I've ever had, and I miss it. ...

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